Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Naples, Santa Maria del Carmine, Study of a Tower
signed with monogram and dated '9 April 1891' and inscribed 'MARIA DEL CARMINE/NAPLES.'; pencil
341 x 260mm.
Exhibited
Toronto, 1978, no.10

Lot Essay

According to his diary Mackintosh spent 8 April exploring Naples, visiting Trinita Maggiore, Santa Chiara, the Duomo and Porta Capuana. Finally he came to Santa Maria del Carmine where he admired the interior and the tower which he sketched. As with the previous lot, he has dated the drawing 9 April 1891

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